Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 100
दिवश्चोल्काः प्रपतिताः पिशाचा नृत्यमादधुः । आतापिगृध्रैरुपरि गगने मंडलायितम्
divaścolkāḥ prapatitāḥ piśācā nṛtyamādadhuḥ | ātāpigṛdhrairupari gagane maṃḍalāyitam
ఆకాశం నుంచి ఉల్కలు పడసాగాయి; పిశాచులు నాట్యం చేయసాగారు; పైగా గగనంలో మండే గద్దల గుంపులు వలయాలుగా తిరిగాయి।
Unknown from snippet (narrative description)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night-like gloom at midday: fiery meteors streak down; piśācas dance at the margins of the pavilion with wild hair and contorted limbs; a ring of vultures wheels in the scorching sky; terrified onlookers clutch prayer beads.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma narrative, ominous signs (apāśakuna) warn that unseen disorder has entered; one should pause, reflect, and restore right order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered framework.
No direct prescription; the verse lists inauspicious portents affecting the sacrificial setting.